CTO/Director of Recruiting
Location: US, NY, New York
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Director
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Internet
Function: Information Technology

Company profile:

Job description:
CTOJob Title: Chief Technology OfficerMy client is looking for a Chief Technology Officer, who is both a highlyproficient coder and also a leader who can scale out a team over time. They are looking for someone who can come onboard and contribute meaningfully in setting the direction and strategy of the company from all technical aspects.They must have real hands-on experience in working with big data, secure paymentplatforms and products that have a scalable architecture in place.The company is funded for the next few years and has a profitable transactions basedbusiness model behind the idea. The database of intentions is central to the company’sbusiness premise.They are looking to hire an individual interested in shaping and defining not only ourproduct/service for the future but being able to help build the company culture for thelong run. A long term mentality and how to think about scale are key attributes they arelooking for.The candidate must possess the ability to scale data and analytics across multipleplatforms, which include working with APIs for browser-based apps, mobile, as well asB2C and C2C. They must be able to jump in and convert a compelling business conceptinto a smartly architected, elegantly simple customer commerce product. Cultural fit isjust as important as technical proficiency. Personal Attributes1. Someone who is up for the challenge to create something of value that changesthe way users transact.2. Proven ability to thrive when co-owning and living the business problem, not justthe code.3. Demonstrate ability to envision web-based services that meet personalizedconsumer experience.4. Data aggregation and interpretation experience, AND5. Deep respect for UX - this is a three legged stool and you want a peer who ispassionate about this, to work alongside you and the product/business founder6. You’ve already have read about and are intrigued by The Database of Intentions!7. Hands on coding ability to build the MVP (initially working as a team of 2-3developers)  Work ConditionsIt’s a start-up so on-call availability and periodic overtime are to be expected

Requirements:
Skills (In order of importance)1.        Data centric2.        Scalability experience3.       Payment/ transaction platform – digital wallet and security4.         E-commerce5.        Social Media Responsibilities:Responsible for establishing our company’s technical vision and leading allaspects of technology development.Hands on development for the first MVP product. Will likely be working as ateam of 2 (with a front end developer) to build out the initial proof of conceptproduct that launches.Lead strategic planning to achieve business goals by identifying and prioritizingdevelopment initiatives and setting timetables for the evaluation, development,and deployment of all web-based services.Specific duties include leading the strategy for technology platforms, partnershipsand external relationships as well as recruiting, training, and managing thetechnology team over the long term, however expect to only be working with afront end developer until initial launch.Participate as a member of the senior management team in establishinggovernance processes of direction and control to ensure that objectives areachieved, risks are managed appropriately and the organization’s resources areused responsibly, particularly in the areas of software development, officenetworks and computers, and telecommunications.Direct development and execution of an enterprise-wide information security planthat protects the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the company’s dataand servers.Select and set up a software revision control system and repository (in the absenceof a system administrator). Establish and supervise the software developmentprocess, setting short-term objectives and assessing progress as well as generatenew products and facilitate their entry to market.§Conduct code reviews and specification conformance testing as defined by theselected software development methodology.

Benefits:
Salary+Equity+Free medical benefits